I won t tell anyone, Echo I promise Noah tucked a curl behind my ear It had been so long since someone touched me like he did Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms You didn t do that did you It was done to you No one ever asked that question They stared They whispered They laughed But they never asked.So wrong fo I won t tell anyone, Echo I promise Noah tucked a curl behind my ear It had been so long since someone touched me like he did Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms You didn t do that did you It was done to you No one ever asked that question They stared They whispered They laughed But they never asked.So wrong for each otherd yet so right.No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped about outsider with freaky scars on her arms Even Echo can t remember the whole truth of that horrible night All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking hot, girl using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo s world shifts in ways she could never have imagined They should have nothing in common And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she ll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again

Title: Pushing the Limits

Author: Katie McGarry

ISBN: 9780373210497

Page: 431

Format: Hardcover

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I stopped at page 16. 16!What he says: "Her blue cotton shirt dipped below her beige tank."What I say: What she says:“Oh, God,” I moaned. She thought I was doing “it” with him.What I say: What he says: "Her silky red hair had glimmered in the moonlight."What I say: What she says: "Wow. I thought I was the only person at this school faking every moment."What I say: What he says:"I loved the sound of her sweet voice. Part angel, part music."What I say: What he says: "Damn, she smelled like [...]

“Fuck me and the rest of the world, I was in love.”— Pushing the Limits, Katie McGarry And I'm in love to, I FUCKING LOVE THIS BOOK! I FUCKING LOVE NOAHD I FUCKING LOVE KATIE McGARRY! I have officially read this only about, OH, a MILLION times. How do you get sick of a book that draws you in from the first page every single time. There's so many different views of this book it's like reading a new story each and every time I read it. 'His lips curved into a sexy smile and I became lost i [...]

Noah <3"Luke used to give me butterflies. Noah spawned mutant pterodactyls."This was such a sweet and heartbreaking story, with both MCs having some serious problems, but I still loved it <3I am not a fan of angst and drama, and there is both here, but not too much, so I don't think it'll be a problem for anyone else :DDA few things you need to know:1. What the book is aboutA bad boy and a troubled girl are forced to work together to solve their problems, and in the meantime they manage to [...]

Holy Sh—Oh, my---What the---For the love of---Sweet baby--- MOTHERFUCKER!This book was fabulous/great/wow/fan♦freaking♦tastic!*deep breath*I would just like to go on the record and THANK Katie McGarry for creating Noah Hutchins. And for creating a book that held me captive until the wee hours of the morning. Holy SHIT! Your book’s good, ma’am.So without further ado… Allow me to introduce you to “Pushing the Limits”… ;)♦ This is a story about a boy with a past in ashes who fel [...]

Normal. She wanted normal and so did I.If I could summarize this book with one (okay, technically two) sentence, that would be the one. Nothing else needs to be said. You can figure out from one simple sentence that this is a book about two people who have lost everything and are trying to figure out how to get normalcy back in their lives. 3.25 stars. If I was judging Pushing the Limits solely based on the journey of the characters and how they struggled to reach their own personal victories, I [...]

When I rate a book three stars, it usually means indifference, that the book was neither especially good or bad. That I probably won't even remember it in a few days time. With Pushing the Limits that is not the case, it's more that I feel the positives and negatives equally balance each other out and the overall book falls somewhere in the middle of the rating scale because of it. I will say, though, the issues that I felt sure I'd have with it were not the reason I gave it such an average rati [...]

4.5 starsA heart-wrenching YA book about two broken teens struggling to put the shattered pieces of their lives back together and finding love along the way.“Her shoulders never shook. No tears streamed down her face. The worst type of crying wasn’t the kind everyone could see–the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of y [...]

When try­ing to find a way to describe this book – I set­tled on this: Push­ing The Lim­its is the clos­est I’ve ever got­ten to read­ing a Machetta book.For any­one famil­iar with me or Machetta – that is the high­est praise I give.Very rarely does a book make me laugh and cry at all – let alone mul­ti­ple times. But that’s what this book did. And really, what the hell kind of badass reviewer am I when I’m brought to snivel­ing, snotty tears by a book? Noah and Echo don [...]

It's no secret that this book has been getting insane reviews. Being the persistent black sheep that I am, I was incredibly wary of the hype it was garnering, certain that it would fail to impress me. Oh boy. Oh freaking boy!! Was I ever wrong. I loved this so hard! Echo and Noah… Echo. Noah. Nocho?Echo has been through an extremely distressing, life altering ordeal because of which she's suffering post-traumatic stress, with the worst side effect being memory loss. She doesn't remember what h [...]

2.5 starsPart way through Pushing The Limits, I put down my kindle and thought: Am I (gasp) too old crotchety and cynical for this? I wanted to like this book, but ultimately I just ended up feeling like I’d been caught in a stampede of drama llamas. Contemporary YA is probably my favourite genre. And I like books that challenge me emotionally. But while I had no real problem with Noah and Echo’s respective Issues-with-a-capital”I”, something about this just felt off to me. It didn’t f [...]

WHAT DID I JUST READ??????????Stunning! Pushing the Limits was pure awesomeness! I loved McGarry’s writing style! I loved the story! I loved the main characters and their development! I loved it allgh! Katie McGarry has written an emotionally charged book about two broken and troubled teens, Echo and Noah, who find comfort in each other as their worlds continue to shatter around them. It is the most heart-wrenching (and heart-warming) of romances, wrapped in a poignant tale of family, friends [...]

5 Stars!**RE-READ on Audible! Loved it just as much the second time around!This was not your normal romance story In fact, normal is one of the last words you would use to describe Noah, Echo or their relationship. Echo was such a strong character. She has been through so much heartache. Not only has she lost her brother Aires, the one person who she felt loved her unconditionally, but she has had a major trauma that she has not even fully discovered. It has destroyed a lot of things important t [...]

I ADORED this story! Seventeen year-old Echo Emerson used to be part of the popular crowd. Two years ago things changed. Her parents divorced, her babysitter became her step-mother, and her older brother Aires died in combat. But this is not the event that changed everything for Echo. Two years ago, an event she can't remember resulted in her waking up in the hospital two-days later, with injuries up and down both her arms. Injuries that left her with ugly scars, and a restraining order in place [...]

Spoiler Free Review5 STARS out of 5Genre: YA-Mature Contemporary Romance THIS IS .31CENTS on U.S. 5-5-14 If you have not read this book I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! buy link: amzn/B00B0A5Y78Pushing the Limits was an appropriate name for this book and if i could sum up my feelings in one word it would be BREAKTHROUGH. Which is what i waited for the whole book. A breakthrough the act of finally overcoming or reaching an achievement by penetrating a wall/enemy that is restricting you from getting any pr [...]

I enjoyed Pushing the Limits so much! It is such a sweet and emotional book. Actually my kind of book. I love troubled (but not angsty and annoying) main characters because it challenges me to dig deeper into their past and understand why they become what they are. The story centers on Noah Hutchins-- a guy who became an orphan at a very early age because of the accident that happened to his family several years ago, and Echo Emerson-- a girl who suffers a memory suppression because of the freak [...]

Oh my great googly-moogly. Either I'm really hormonal, or that book just made me cry a whole lot--the good kind of crying that can only happen when you're invested in the characters and you're feeling what they're feeling.So. Flippin. Good.You need to read this book. Yes, you. If you love romance, and intensity, and emotional, high stakes, this is for you.Oh, and Noah? I love you.

Pushing the Limits thoroughly pushed me to mine from its gut-wrenching start to its emotional finish. I devoured every drop of this amazing story as it brought me to hell and back right along with it. Every element I long for in a book was generously provided; engaging writing, broken yet lovable characters, sexual tension, angst and heartache, and finally, growth and sweet redemption. Echo has survived a heartbreaking tragedy that has left her with extreme physical and emotional scars, but th [...]

I can think of only three books that have ever made me cry, one of which is Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry. If you haven’t gotten this one on pre-order yet, go ye forth and do so. This is a 2012 must read. Since I write paranormal, I don’t often get a chance to pick up YA contemporary. But obviously I’m missing out. Especially if the other titles out there right now are half as engrossing as Katie McGarry’s debut. After finishing this novel, I wanted to start it again. Because I mis [...]

**Only $0.31 at US, 5/5/14- YES, 31 CENTS!****4.5 stars**Wonderful, guilty-pleasure, angsty teen goodness!! When it comes to rating these hurt-comfort teen stories I tend to just go with my gut and let reason fly out the window. Sure, this book has its fair share of issues. Everything is wrapped up perfectly and neatly, everyone gets over their issues in a timely fashion, and the bad boy is tamed by love. However, did I love it? You bet your butt I did!! I have a weakness for big brothers carin [...]

Wow!!! That was a GREAT book!!!!!I don't know how to expess to you how i felt reading that story, guysIt was riveting It was redeptive It was so emotional.I really loved the two main charactersThey were fighters and their lives was the fighting arenaSeparated they were good, but when they were together was amazing.None of them was having an easy life, but together they overstepped every obstacle that get in their way and they earn a better life.Their past broke my heart. but their future brought [...]

My first Katie McGarry read and was beyond pleased! I am a sucker for YA, and although the main characters are only eighteen, they spoke and acted more mature for their age.This had a unique storyline, there was intelligible conversation and was emotionally charged!Noah and Echo are seniors in high school and both dealing with horrific pasts. Noah would rather forget the event which led to his now screwed up life and wanting nothing more than to be reunited with his brothers. Echo wishes she cou [...]

4 StarsOverall Opinion: This was actually better than I thought it would be! I get in the mood for some teenage drama every once in a while, and I read a YA book. I'm happy I found this one in one of my trusted GR friend's favorites list! This author goes pretty deeply into these characters, and made me feel for both of them and root for their happiness. Both of them were dealt crappy hands, but they were able to find safety and love in each other. This is a great example of where we aren't give [...]

A MILLION STARS FOR THIS BOOK!!!!!! OMG, my emotions are all over the place!! I thought My Life Next Door was my favorite of this year, but HOLY HELL SHIT this book tops ity by a little. But ummmmm, NOAH HUTCHINS IS MY NEW HOT SEXY BOOK BOYFRIEND. JESUS CHRIST I CAN EAT HIM UP!!!!!! I need a day to collect my thoughts before a proper review. So I am just going to say, well done Katie!!!! This was FANTASTIC!!!!Full review soon!Edited review:I have no idea where to begin with this review, my emoti [...]

This review is posted at My Secret RomanceWhat a bittersweet emotional story. A favorite by far this year.The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone else could see- the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.This book tu [...]

"Because growing up means making tough choices, and doing the right thing doesn't necessarily mean doing the thing that feels good."*****You know it's a good book when you'll never look at certain things the same way. This book was such an unexpectedly good read. I picked it up thinking it was like any cheesy romance book out there. Boy, I was wrong. Now, I never had to deal with any of the problems that the main characters had to, nor do I know people in real life who had. But I do know that th [...]

That was great. When I started this book I thought it would be some kind of cliché story about a good girl and a bad boy. But surprisingly it turned out to be way more. So much more. The thing that impressed me the most were the character. As I said I was expecting cliché and one dimensional characters, but they weren’t. They were complex and they had their own stories and problems to overcome. I love how they helped each other and how deeply they cared for each other. They had a great relat [...]

JFC, THIS EFFING BOOK! I was all set to give it 2.5 stars--generous of me, even--but the resolution of Echo's story was the last straw. Blame and further demonize the already demonized mentally ill mother? Ok, a goddamn 1 star for this over dramatized and hollow book! Crucio to you! I am enraged right now and will try to refrain from being an a-hole with this review. The best thing about Pushing the Limits is that it had an interesting plot: Echo is dealing with the loss of her older brother, ov [...]

I need to put this book down for the time being. I'm at 40% and I know this is an excellent book, but the subject matter is very serious, sad, and quite depressing. I'm in the mood for a lighter, happier read. I can tell this is one of the better young adult books written and I want to give it the change it deserves. I just need to be in the right mood to read it.

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Pushing the Limits By Katie McGarryI won t tell anyone, Echo I promise Noah tucked a curl behind my ear It had been so long since someone touched me like he did Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms You didn t do that did you It was done to you No one ever asked that question They stared They whispered They laughed But they never asked.So wrong fo I won t tell anyone, Echo I promise Noah tucked a curl behind my ear It had been so long since someone touched me like he did Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms You didn t do that did you It was done to you No one ever asked that question They stared They whispered They laughed But they never asked.So wrong for each otherd yet so right.No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped about outsider with freaky scars on her arms Even Echo can t remember the whole truth of that horrible night All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking hot, girl using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo s world shifts in ways she could never have imagined They should have nothing in common And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she ll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again